Being the mom of kids with autism often feels like one of those cartoons in which someone is walking along (often whistling) and unsuspectingly drops through a trap…
We’ve decided to do a wine tour in Niagara-on-the-Lake and I’m about to get on a bike for the first time in years. Memories of being on a…
Here is the mash up between my mental narration (in a female Scottish accent of course) and the dressing room text messages between my sister and I (she…
It’s hard enough trying to integrate into a different culture, especially if you barely get by in the language, and particularly if the city is rife with expats,…
A few weeks ago I decided it was time to suck it up, put on my post-pregnancy parachute panties and dig out my runners. I was dreading it! …
Today is the day. Today is the day I begin my journey to getting fit again. I will restrict calories, and I will exercise. I will be sensible, yet…
I sometimes wonder what parenting is like for my partner, the father of my kids. As a woman, I was able to bear the scars of pregnancy,…
When my driver’s license and the elastic in my waistband both expire on the same day, I know I am holding a bag of life’s metaphorical lemons. When…
Remember when Sex and the City was all the rage? And how half the show was vagina talk? And how they frequently discussed maintenance “down there?” In one episode, Carrie…
Recently, a slew of internet articles have popped up declaring many standard parenting phrases now to be wrong. I’m sure you’ve seen the articles; they’re usually in list-form,…